Petals of Haiku
Of Longing and Loneliness and Love Author: Richard Hauken Haiku: A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world. ~ Dictionary.com Petals of Haiku is a short but powerful collection of poems documenting the ordinary and extraordinary life of the author, Richard Hauken. It is both retrospective and introspective, highlighting the warring emotions of love and loneliness, dreams attained and longings as yet unrealized, and the impacts of a mental disorder. Petals of Haiku is divided into three parts. The first portion is Family, Home, and Friends. Through each [...]